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Pronunciation: [pˈɪɹɪfˌɔːm] (IPA)

Pyriform is an adjective that describes something as having the shape of a pear. However, there are several other words that can be used to describe the same shape. "Ovoid" is used to describe an object that is egg-shaped, while "oblong" refers to something that is elongated with rounded ends. "Bulbous" is another synonym for pyriform, describing something that is round and full at one end, tapering to a narrow stalk at the other. Finally, "pear-shaped" itself can be used to describe an object with a wider base tapering to a narrower top, such as a vase or a wine glass.
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Fruit ovoid or Pyriform, scarlet when fresh, orange-yellow when dry.
"The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines"
T. H. Pardo de Tavera
Fruit a reniform nut enclosed in a pulpy Pyriform body, formed by the matured disc and extremity of the peduncle.
"The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines"
T. H. Pardo de Tavera
Sporangium obovoid or Pyriform, yellow, stipitate; the wall a thin pellucid membrane, smooth and shining, beautifully iridescent, breaking away above the middle, the lower cup-shaped portion persistent.
"The Myxomycetes of the Miami Valley, Ohio"
A. P. Morgan

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